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Literature summary for 2.6.1.7 extracted from

  • Bellocchi, D.; Macchiarulo, A.; Carotti, A.; Pellicciari, R.
    Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) modeling of the irreversible transamination of L-kynurenine to kynurenic acid: the round dance of kynurenine aminotransferase II (2009), Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1794, 1802-1812.
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Homo sapiens
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-kynurenine + 2-oxobutyrate
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Homo sapiens kynurenic acid + 2-aminobutanoate + H2O
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
homodimer x-ray crystallography Homo sapiens

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
KAT-II isoform Homo sapiens
kynurenine aminotransferase II
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Homo sapiens

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
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Homo sapiens

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function KAT-II is the enzymatic isoform that mainly accounts for the synthesis of cerebral kynurenic acid Homo sapiens